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Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter LLP

  • Debra Witter

    Debra Witter advises companies nationwide on advertising and promotions law, sweepstakes, sponsorships, and trademarks.

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    Chris Elam represents clients in advertising and sponsorship contracts, business transactions, and trademarks.

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    The women-owned law firm of Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter provides a full range of legal services to businesses, individuals, and nonprofits.

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Welcome to the Advertising Law section of Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter LLP.

Here you will find articles and information about advertising and promotions law, sweepstakes, sponsorships, media law, copyrights and trademarks. For information about the firm’s other practice areas, please visit the main website.

What you need to know about copyrights

June 14, 2017/in Trademarks and Copyrights /by Liza Farrow-Gillespie

Most people have heard the word “copyright” or at least have seen the symbol “©” – but what exactly is a copyright? Overview of Copyrights A copyright protects an original work of authorship that is fixed in a tangible form of expression or medium, including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works. Copyrighted materials may include […]

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Ad disclosures

June 26, 2016/in Advertising & Promotions Law /by Debra Witter

We all know that advertising can’t be deceptive or misleading — but what does that really mean? This is the first of a series of articles by media lawyer Debra Witter to help make sure your ads and website are always on the right side of the law. Today we’ll talk about disclosure (you know, […]

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Two avoidable errors in sweepstakes events

January 2, 2016/in Sweepstakes Law /by Liza Farrow-Gillespie

“Sweepstakes” can be generally defined as random drawings for prizes.  All sweepstakes are regulated by federal law and also by the law of the state in which they are held.  The key to holding a lawful sweepstakes is to take the appropriate steps to avoid its being characterized as a lottery, which is generally illegal […]

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  • Debra Witter | Advertising and Sweepstakes Law | Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter | Dallas, TXDebra Witter becomes name partnerJuly 17, 2018 - 12:00 am

    Debra Witter has become a name partner in the firm, which will now be known as Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter LLP. Ms. Witter focuses her practice on advertising law, promotions law, and trademarks. Formerly in-house with Blockbuster, Inc., Debra holds a J.D. with high honors from The University of Texas School of Law.

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